Sen. Robert Peters

Filed: 3/25/2022

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5108

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5108 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-15.15 and 10-20 and by adding Sections
61-15.43 and 1-15.44 as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.15)
8    Sec. 1-15.15. Chief Procurement Officer. "Chief
9Procurement Officer" means any of the 4 persons appointed or
10approved by a majority of the members of the Executive Ethics
11Commission as follows:
12        (1) for procurements for construction and
13    construction-related services committed by law to the
14    jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
15    Board, the independent chief procurement officer appointed
16    by a majority of the members of the Executive Ethics

 

 

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1    Commission.
2        (2) for procurements for all construction,
3    construction-related services, operation of any facility,
4    and the provision of any construction or
5    construction-related service or activity committed by law
6    to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois
7    Department of Transportation, including the direct or
8    reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which
9    the Department of Transportation is responsible or
10    accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal
11    law, regulation, or procedure, the independent chief
12    procurement officer appointed by the Secretary of
13    Transportation with the consent of the majority of the
14    members of the Executive Ethics Commission.
15        (3) for all procurements made by a public institution
16    of higher education, the independent chief procurement
17    officer appointed by a majority of the members of the
18    Executive Ethics Commission.
19        (4) (Blank).
20        (4.5) for all procurements for information technology
21    and information technology functions committed by law to
22    the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Department of
23    Innovation and Technology, the independent chief
24    procurement officer appointed by a majority of the members
25    of the Executive Ethics Commission.
26        (5) for all other procurements, the independent chief

 

 

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1    procurement officer appointed by a majority of the members
2    of the Executive Ethics Commission.
3(Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see
4Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 for the effective date of changes made
5by P.A. 96-795); 96-920, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.43 new)
7    Sec. 1-15.43. Information technology. "Information
8technology" means technology, infrastructure, equipment,
9systems, software, networks, and processes used to create,
10send, receive, and store electronic or digital information,
11including, without limitation, computer systems and
12telecommunication services and systems. "Information
13technology" shall be construed broadly to incorporate future
14technologies (such as sensors and balanced private hybrid or
15public cloud posture tailored to the mission of the agency)
16that change or supplant those in effect as of the effective
17date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
 
18    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.44 new)
19    Sec. 1-15.44. Information technology functions.
20"Information technology functions" means the development,
21procurement, installation, retention, maintenance, operation,
22possession, storage, and related functions of all information
23technology.
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 500/10-20)
2    Sec. 10-20. Independent chief procurement officers.
3    (a) Appointment. The Within 60 calendar days after the
4effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
5Assembly, the Executive Ethics Commission, with the advice and
6consent of the Senate shall appoint or approve 4 chief
7procurement officers, one for each of the following
8categories:
9        (1) for procurements for construction and
10    construction-related services committed by law to the
11    jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
12    Board;
13        (2) for procurements for all construction,
14    construction-related services, operation of any facility,
15    and the provision of any service or activity committed by
16    law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois
17    Department of Transportation, including the direct or
18    reimbursable expenditure of all federal funds for which
19    the Department of Transportation is responsible or
20    accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal
21    law, regulation, or procedure, the chief procurement
22    officer recommended for approval under this item appointed
23    by the Secretary of Transportation after consent by the
24    Executive Ethics Commission;
25        (3) for all procurements made by a public institution
26    of higher education; and

 

 

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1        (3.5) for all procurements for information technology
2    and information technology functions committed by law to
3    the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Department of
4    Innovation and Technology; and
5        (4) for all other procurement needs of State agencies.
6    The initial appointment of a chief procurement officer for
7information technology and information technology functions
8under paragraph (3.5) shall be made within 60 calendar days
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
10General Assembly. Any person appointed as the chief
11procurement officer for information technology and information
12technology functions shall have prior experience in
13procurement at the Department of Innovation and Technology or
14any other governmental agency information technology
15procurement department.
16    A chief procurement officer shall be responsible to the
17Executive Ethics Commission but must be located within the
18agency that the officer provides with procurement services.
19The chief procurement officer for higher education shall have
20an office located within the Board of Higher Education, unless
21otherwise designated by the Executive Ethics Commission. The
22chief procurement officer for all other procurement needs of
23the State shall have an office located within the Department
24of Central Management Services, unless otherwise designated by
25the Executive Ethics Commission.
26    (b) Terms and independence. Each chief procurement officer

 

 

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1appointed under this Section shall serve for a term of 5 years
2beginning on the date of the officer's appointment. The chief
3procurement officer may be removed for cause after a hearing
4by the Executive Ethics Commission. The Governor or the
5director of a State agency directly responsible to the
6Governor may institute a complaint against the officer by
7filing such complaint with the Commission. The Commission
8shall have a hearing based on the complaint. The officer and
9the complainant shall receive reasonable notice of the hearing
10and shall be permitted to present their respective arguments
11on the complaint. After the hearing, the Commission shall make
12a finding on the complaint and may take disciplinary action,
13including but not limited to removal of the officer.
14    The salary of a chief procurement officer shall be
15established by the Executive Ethics Commission and may not be
16diminished during the officer's term. The salary may not
17exceed the salary of the director of a State agency for which
18the officer serves as chief procurement officer.
19    (c) Qualifications. In addition to any other requirement
20or qualification required by State law, each chief procurement
21officer must within 12 months of employment be a Certified
22Professional Public Buyer or a Certified Public Purchasing
23Officer, pursuant to certification by the Universal Public
24Purchasing Certification Council, and must reside in Illinois.
25    (d) Fiduciary duty. Each chief procurement officer owes a
26fiduciary duty to the State.

 

 

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1    (e) Vacancy. In case of a vacancy in one or more of the
2offices of a chief procurement officer under this Section
3during the recess of the Senate, the Executive Ethics
4Commission shall make a temporary appointment until the next
5meeting of the Senate, when the Executive Ethics Commission
6shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person
7so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
8during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
9is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at
10the time this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
11takes effect, the Executive Ethics Commission shall make a
12temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.
13    (f) (Blank).
14    (g) (Blank).
15(Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
16    Section 10. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
17and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by adding Section
188m as follows:
 
19    (30 ILCS 575/8m new)
20    Sec. 8m. Information technology vendors. For contracts
21entered into by the Department of Innovation and Technology,
22it shall be established as the aspirational goal that at least
2330% of the total dollar amount of such contracts shall be
24awarded to prime vendors who have been certified by the

 

 

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1Business Enterprise Program; provided that: (i) contracts
2representing at least 16% of the total annual premiums or fees
3shall be awarded to minority-owned businesses; (ii) contracts
4representing at least 10% of the total annual premiums or fees
5shall be awarded to women-owned businesses; and (iii)
6contracts representing at least 4% of the total annual
7premiums or fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by
8persons with disabilities.".